Ticket printing and issuing machine



Noi'. 8, 1938.

J. HANDLEY TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZATCLLS 5 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 29, 1.9256

NOV. 8, 1938. J. HANDLEY 2,135,574

TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZATORS Filed Aug. 29, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 NOV. 8, 1938. 1 HANDLEY 2,135,574

TICKET PRINTING ND ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALLZATORS Filed Aug. 29, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Nov.` 8, 1938. J HANDLEY 2,135,574

TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZATORS Filed Aug. 29, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 J. HANDLEY Nov. 8, 1938.

TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZATORS sheets-sheet 5 Filed Aug. 29, 1936 L M om,

Patented Nov. 8, 1938 TED :s'frmlarfs.

JohnHandlejn London, England ApplicationiAugust 29,1936, seriali'No 98,522 lInGreat BritainflanuaryQ, 1935 2 Claims.

Theinventionrelatesto improvements inticket =printing and issuing vmachines for' totalizators.

A ticket printingl and'issuing' machine according to the invention is providedwith ymeans for viselecting number-types-and corresponding elect1-ical contacts, including a dial or^dials provided oreach provided Ywithfplungers'or the like and locking mechanism -so arrangedthat, 4`when the fplungersor the likeare operated and the dial or dialsrotated by them, the 'dial or dials will stop and be lockedr ata predetermined vposition or posi- "tions The Vinvention is lllustrate'din the accompanylng drawingsin'whichlFigs. -la and A1by together constitute-a sidefelevation o'f-'themachine with its casing and supportingframe removed. Fig. lo is Iva longitudinal -section cna vplaneparallel 'to the plane of Figs. la and 1b. Figs.`2 and 3are a section and a-plan,respectively, showing the `locking mechanism of the machine. Fig. 4 risaplan -view ofthe machine.

v'Referring to the drawings, a manually-operable `:printing lever I pivoted -on a main vshaft 2 is engageable alternately with each'of rtwo stops 3, 13a ymounted on a swinging rack 4. In theoperation of the lever I to -print and issue-a ticket, a Apawl 5 engages the teeth 9 of the rack4 inthe forward stroke of the' lever I so that the rack cannot be moved back until it has completed its forv-ward stroke and until the Apawl 5 has been rocked byfa projection f6 on the rack'and a spring-loaded yplunger 'Iis engaging on the other side from that shown of an abutment'irnovablewith-thefpawl. .The lever I and the=rack 4 are-then free to return, a projection -ID on the rack restoring thepawl 5 and the abutment 8 to the position shown vin Fig. 1a when the rack Nhas'completed its-return stroke. The lever -I and associated Aparts-are re- -turned by a spring acting through an arm onthe main shaft 2 at the remote side of the machine as viewed in Fig. la.

The rack 4 is securedon the main shaft 2 to- Y gether'with a'bracket IIwhich is engageable at I3,

-in the'forward stroke oi `the lever I, with-one of two kpaper feed arms 'I2 -disposed one-on each side :of a strip p of ticket-forming paper and adapted `to Aperform conjoint .swinging movement .about 'the axis of the main shaft 2 under the action of the bracket `II. A spring-loaded plunger I4 is provided Ato allow the 'bracket `II to continue its returntravel rto -actuate a guillotine trip device after the Vfeed arms I2 and therewith the paper strip p have come tov rest.

The paper strip p travels up a guide I5 when gripped between rollers I6 and I'I carried by each :feed arm I2. vIhe'roller'IGis eccentrically jour- "'nalled,'has aroughened surface, is urged in grip- 4ping direction by'spring I8, andv may be rotated in rreleasingdirection*bymanipulation of a pin I8 wherebyto free' the paper-strip p. The rollers I6, 5

II'I 'thus'constitute'a feeding device'with a self- "tightenin'g'grip lRetaining rollers'20 and 2I are "'provided'atthelowerendof the guide I5 to pre- `Vent the1paper strip p slipping backwards, and a 'springH IBand'a releasepin I9 are provided for -10 these rollers also. When the feed arms I2 swing downwardly to the bottom of the guide I5, the "rollers vI6 and kI'I slide overthe paper strip p fwhich is held'bytherollersZD and 2I and, when ithearms I'2lswing upwardly the paper strip p is .pushed upwardly through the machine to be cut y"offfby a guillotine blade 22. The strip-feeding Vdevice above described forms the subject of U. S. Patent'No.'2,068,914.

The guillotine blade 22 is actuated from the 120 lever I by an arm 25 secured to the shaft 2, and a link.24 connecting/the arm 25 With-the lower end 'of alever 23 of whichthe upper end 23 penetrates a slot 202 in the blade'22 which is openedduring 'the forward or ,printingstroke of the lever I when g the feed arms I2'areimoved downwardly. When thefblade 22 is fully open a spring 26 is stretched bythe lever V23 and the lever 23 is retained by a detent 2"I presenting'a face 21' which engages a stop 28 on the lever V23. The link 24 travels for- -3 Wardly'onthereturnmovement of thelever I as 'the paper strip is fed and aslot 29 in the link 24 passes over a pin 30 in the lever 23 until the forward end of the-link 24 engages an adjustable veccentric roller 3l onthe detent 2'I which releases,35 `the'lever 23 whereupon'the'spring 26 actuates the blade 22 to cut-olf the'printed'ticket.

Printing is effected vthrough a carbon ribbon Ycarried on spools 32 and adapted to be squeezed between type and a platen 33 by a cam 34 engageo .able with a roller 35 mounted in the platen. The cam 34 is rotated through 90 on each forward stroke of the printing lever I by a link 36, pawllever 3'I', pawl 3'I and ratchet wheel 38. The cam 34 hasy four recesses 39 and four cam faces 40. The recesses 39 provide ample clearance between the platen 33 and the type for paper and ribbon feed whilst the cam faces AIll give intense pressure when the clearance has been taken up. The roller spindle 4I is eccentric and adjustable to 50 vary the printing pressure. The roller 35 and the cam 34 4run in anti-friction bearings.

The ribbon, stretched'between 'the two rotary spools 32, is fed in either direction by one or another of the two pawls 42 each engageable with 55 and the dials 53, 54 rotated by them in a clockwise A direction, until stopped, by the engagement of the depressed key spindles 56 with trip plates 5'Ipresenting to-ngues 51 which normally obstruct, as shown in Fig. la, the boss 58 of a vertical plunger 59. When engaged bythe key spindles t, the trip plates 51 are retracted against the action of springs 66, as shown in Fig. 3, whereby the tongues 51 release the plunger 59 which is lifted by a pin 60a on a control lever 6| urged by a spring 62, and locks both ofthe dials 53, 54 by engaging slots 63 in said dials as shown in Fig. 2. Aninner plunger 64, which when the dials are in their zero or test ticket position engages in .a recess 65 inthe gear sectors 5|, 52, is thrown outwards when the dials are rotated (Figs. 2 and 3) and displaces an outer plunger outwardly, the lower end of the plunger 59 being withdrawn from between the plungers 64 and 66 when the plunger 59 ascends. Such motion of plunger 66 is accomplished by the outward movement of plunger 64 against plunger inner end vof plunger 66, plunger 59 being pivotally mounted about its actuating pin 69a. Thek lower end of the plunger 59 is wedge-shaped and, when withdrawn from between the plungers 64 and 66, permits the plunger B6 to move inwardly by eiort of spring 294 (Fig. 2) out of the path of the rack 4, thus permitting operation of the printing lever I.

When the printing lever I is operated it entrains the rack 4 with it and, until the rack is restored to normal position, it is impossible to release the dials 53, 54 by reason of the fact that the rack obstructs upward displacement of the plunger G6 so that the plunger 59 cannot be depressed until the plunger 66 is freed by restoration of the rack to normal position, it being understood that depressionl of the plunger 59 is between the plungers prevented so long as the plunger' 66 yis held against outward displacement, such outward disv 94, 66 of the wedge-shaped lower end of the plunger 59.

For the purpose ci transmitting `'counting impulses to registers, there isprovided a contacter unit |5| which is actuated from the control lever 6I through a link 91 and a cranked lever 68.

When the plunger 59 rises to lock the dials 53 and 54, the lever iiiislides a plate 69, rotatable with the contactor rotor spindle 12, into an operative position so that a pin 19 on the plate 69 is engageable by a lever 1| operable by the printing lever I. Now, when the printing lever iV is actuated to print a ticket, the contacter rotor spindle '12 is rotated bythe lever 1| until a tooth onl an escapement device is checked by the armature 14 of a magnet 15.j

As the printing lever |V returns and :a ticket is issued, the rack 4 is retained vby the pawl 5 and the lever I continues to move, stretching a spring 99 until stopped by the stop 3H. During this continued movement of the lever I a i 59 which in turn engages theY placement of the plunger 66 permitting passage catch 9| on the lever I strikes a pin 92 on the control lever 6| and this action withdraws the plunger 59 and allows the trip plates 51 to return and to retain the plunger 59, allowing the dials 53, 54 to return to zero under spring action. When a test ticket is required the printing lever I is operated with the dials at Zero so that the gear sectors 5| and 52 and the plunger 59 is not lifted.

If a race number control knob 91 is not in its prescribed setting, or if a non-contestant is and aA `circuit from the-control station via any kof these contacts is taken to a relay so that the circuit to the solenoid 93 may be broken Y vonly when the'correct pair of contacts 99 are made, when the solenoidv plunger will return urgedby a spring IBI, and the locking bar` 96 will re-engage the race number control knob 91. yFor win and place betting, in addition to positioning the contestant numbertype, win

type or place type are brought into printing position alternately andmechanism is provided to cause the win ticket counterY |21a or the "place ticket counter |28a to operate when corresponding tickets are printed.

The

`V'counter change over are actuatedby the printing lever when it is moved laterally to operate in one or another of guide slots H8, I I9, the lateral setting of the lever determiningL whether the counter |21- is operated toregister a "win ticket or whether the counter |28 is operated to register a placeticket., v Features of the machine described and illustrated form also the subject of co-pending application, Serial No. 98,523, ledAugust 29, 193.6, and of Patent'No. 2,111,927. f f f f Y Iclairn: jt f1. A ticket printing.and'issuingk machine comprising, in combination, printing types, manually rotatable dials for Vrnovingthe types selectively into printing position, plunger keys on said dials marked in correspondence with said types, a type being selected by manual depression oi the respective key and by rotation of the dials until the rotation is arrested, means co-acting with V the depressed key forarresting rotation of Vthe dials, and means co-acting with said dial-arresting means forlockin'g'the vrdials in arrested position.

2. A ticket printing and issuing machine as claimed in claim 1 including a printing mechanism cooperative with the types, operating mechanism for the printing mechanism and a plunger cooperating with the operating mechanism and ydial-locking means to lock the operating mechanism against operation, exce'pt when the dials are locked bythe dial-locking means, andmeans permitting withdrawal of the operating mechanism locking means when the dials are in 'zero or test ticket position JQHN HANDLEY.

inner plunger 64 is resting in the recess 65 in the to t 

